Women's Lacrosse

Foote is now in her 38th and final year on the Middlebury
athletic staff and her 33rd season as head coach of women's
lacrosse. Her squads have won five NCAA Championships since 1997,
including four perfect seasons (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004). The
Panthers made 14-straight trips to the final four from 1994-2007
and have appeared in eight NCAA title games. Middlebury has won
seven NESCAC Championships, appearing in the conference title game
nine times. From 1997-2004, the Panthers lost just seven games,
earning an overall mark of 131-7 en route to their five national
titles. Prior to NCAA play, she guided the Panthers to two ECAC
Championships and has an overall record of 406-110-1. Her career
wins are second all-time among Division III coaches, while she
ranks third among coaches throughout all divisions.

Foote was named the 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002 Division III
New England and National Women’s Lacrosse Coach of the Year.
She earned NESCAC Coach of the Year honors from 2001-2005, while
being named the Regional Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2013.

Foote was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in
2012, further solidifying her impact on the sport. She is also a
member of the U.S. Lacrosse Vermont and New England Halls of Fame
as well as the Ward Melville High School Hall of Fame. Aside from
coaching, Foote has also served as Assistant Coach for the U.S.
Women’s Developmental Team and was a member of the NCAA
Division III Women’s Lacrosse Committee. She has also been
part of the IWLCA All-American committee and has served on the
Tewaaraton Committee. In her time at Middlebury, she has served as
the director of physical education, as well as head coach of
women’s basketball and swimming.

The 2001 season marked Foote’s 21st and final year as head
coach of the field hockey program at Middlebury. She ended her
career with a record of 180-95-12 for a .648 winning percentage.
Her most successful season came in 1998 when she led the team to a
17-1 record and its first NCAA Championship. She led the team to
NCAA Tournament appearances in 1994 and 1996. During her reign, the
team made six ECAC Tournament appearances and captured a pair of
ECAC crowns in 1993 and 1997. She was named the Division III
Regional and National Coach of the Year in 1994 and 1998.

A 1974 Springfield College graduate, Foote coached field hockey,
basketball, and lacrosse at Green Mountain Union High School in
Chester, Vermont, before joining the Middlebury staff in 1977. She
is also a member of the Springfield College Hall of Fame.